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HSP90 inhibitor 17-AAG, we observed that bcl-2 overexpression counteracts both HIF-1α protein degradation induced by 17-AAG, and the reduction of interaction between HIF-1α and HSP90 induced by the inhibitor.

But the case for action has an economic and humanitarian basis, too: Forcing layoffs at the state level counteracts federal stimulative efforts and could push the economy toward a double-dip recession.

Not much needs to be said about this except that whenever a deficit is being run, essentially Congress is forcing an increase in the money supply whether by “printing” money or by borrowing the money on the market which the Fed permits with an interest rate or reserve ratio adjustment (or, if the Fed thinks it is wrongheaded, counteracts with monetary policy).

Circumcision simply counteracts excessive lust; for there is no doubt that circumcision weakens the power of sexual excitement, and sometimes lessens the natural enjoyment; the organ necessarily becomes weak when it loses blood and is deprived of its covering from the beginning.